Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

Nov 15, 2017

KQED News Mind/Shift – Juli Fraga

“During the vulnerable transition from childhood to young adulthood, many kids grapple with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 20 percent of adolescents between the ages of 13-18 live with a mental health condition. In fact, a recent study found that nearly 25 percent of teenage girls and almost 10 percent of teen boys suffer from depression by the age of fourteen.”(more)